Eastman School of Music students reported being approached by an unidentified male suspect in the Eastman Student Living Center at 12:38 p.m. on Sunday, according to UR Security Investigator Dan Lafferty. The suspect started asking questions and followed the students into the elevator. While in the elevator, the suspect inappropriately touched the buttocks of one of the students. The students exited the elevator to call for assistance and the suspect fled the scene. UR Security follow up identified the suspect as a student of another area college. The victim is currently considering initiating criminal charges against the suspect.Man masturbates in Carlson Library
A female graduate student studying in Carlson Library reported an unidentified suspect was masturbating in an aisle next to where she was studying on Saturday, according to Lafferty. The student screamed and the suspect left the scene. The victim and other students followed the suspect out of the building, but lost track of him. One student reported that the suspect entered a vehicle and drove away. The victim filed a police report.Student gets an unwelcome visit
A student reported her former boyfriend entered her room and refused to leave at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, according to Lafferty.She called UR Security officers, who were able to locate and identify the suspect and his friend. Both attend another area college. Officers warned the two and advised them not to return to the university. They departed without further incident.Keys stolen from Rush Rhees
A student reported his book bag was tampered with in Rush Rhees Library between 3:10 and 6:05 p.m. on Sept. 14, according to UR Security. The student left the bag when he went to class, and when he returned, he discovered his bag with his books but without his personal keys. A search of the area yielded no results.Computer and camera stolen from Munro A Munro Hall resident reported his computer and digital camera stolen between 2 and 2:40 a.m. Sunday, according to UR Security. The stolen electronics are valued at an estimated $3,300. The student’s room was unlocked and unoccupied during that time. The victim intends to file a police report.
Eggs thrown at Quad Office door An unknown person or persons egged the back door of the Residential Life Quad Office between 9 p.m. on Sunday and 8:25 a.m. on Monday, according to UR Security.Information provided by UR Security.Borchardt can be reached at jborchardt@campustimes.org
Congestion Pricing
Security Update
Traffic mitigation, the main goal of the congestion relief program, has been an inarguable and impressive success. The major bridge and tunnel crossings into the tolled area of Manhattan saw an astounding 23% average decrease in rush hour travel time, ranging from 6.7% on the Manhattan Bridge all the way to 51% in the Holland Tunnel. Read More
Biology
Security Update
URochester Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Justin Fay conducted an investigation into how yeasts tolerate higher temperatures due to global warming in fall of 2025. The Fay Lab is a culmination of undergraduate and graduate students comparing the genomes of two different species of yeasts in the genus Saccharomyces — S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum. Saccharomyces is known […]
Dean
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The Deanship of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has a new name in the wake of a $10 million donation from University Trustee Emeritus John Bruning ’24 (Honorary) and Barbara Bruning. The donation is intended to establish permanent funding for the position, according to a University News release. Named Dean in 2016, […]
